A Comparative Study Of Chinese Multi-ethnic Goddess Creation Myths

In the multi-ethnic myth of China,it contains abundant goddess creation myth,and the texts with a long history are rich and diverse.In the primitive myths of many ethnic minorities,the earliest pioneers and achievements in creating all things were attributed to the creation goddess of the ethnic group.Most of the previous studies have been devoting themself to a certain goddess creation myth,but the goddess reation myth that opens the ethnic division is not common.This paper attempts to collect the creation myth of Chinese multi-ethnic goddess and to explore the differences and commonness contained in the creation myth of the goddess,and traces the worship of the goddess in the creation myth of the goddess in order to find out the reason that the goddess could be the leading figure in the earliest creation myth.The primary coverage includes the following:The Chinese multi-ethnic goddess creation myth is divided into the creation myth of the solitary goddess and the creation myth of the married goddess.In the creation myth of the solitary goddess,the goddess is the mother of all things so that she creates the world independently and reproduces human beings.Most of these texts exist in the earliest creation myths and epic poems of Chinese minorities.By analyzing its mythological texts,it is possible to clarify the hardships of the alone creation of the goddess.In the creation myth of the married goddess,the goddess is mainly cooperating with the male god to complete the creation of all things and human creation task.They are divided into two categories.One is the myth of the creation of the goddess,in which the goddess and the male god cooperate to create the world,or goddess are married with totem.These goddesses only have achievements of ground-breaking,breeding human beings or creating specific animals and plants;the other is the female ancestor involved in the myth of the flood,which belongs to the myth of later human re-creation.The goddess creation myth texts have its difference and common.First of all,the difference mainly expresses in the goddess origin,and the creation material.The goddess mainly from natural objects,clan totem and primitive chaos.In goddess creation myth,creation materials are divided into two main types:goddess body parts and natural objects(plants,inorganic matter).The mythological ideas of different ethnic groups are different,and the creation process has its own characteristics.Secondly.the commonality is that the original thinking of the ancestors is presented in the mythological text,and the three-dimensional image of the goddess is created.What's more,the mythological texts show the universality and regionality.Through the full understanding of goddess creation myth,we can trace back to the goddess worship in the mythological texts.First of all,it explores the causes of the sanctification of prehistoric women,and three reasons are followings.One is the unique physiological characteristics of women,and the menstrual period has periodicity.What's more,the abdomen becomes bigger and smaller in the process of pregnancy and birth,which symbolizes strong vitality,athanasia and rebirth;the other is the historical stage of matriarchal society.The female lineage is more primitive,and the female is dominant in the production and life of the clan,religious sacrifice.The third is the connection between female reproduction and land fertility,and it is discussed that the female becomes the dominant agriculture.The goddess idol represents the reproductive worship,and they are the embodiment of the agricultural society.Secondly,it analyzes the prototype image of the prehistoric great mother god,which pursues the prototype of the creation goddess from the psychological point of view.The great mother god is regarded as the prototype symbol of gestation,and has the basic characteristics of sheltering,protecting and nourishing.The omnipotent creation goddess is the image of the great mother god;The dual symbolism of the mother god prototype is obvious,one is to give life,nutrition,warmth and protection,and the other is to recover,devour,and die.The positive meaning is presented in the creation of the goddess,and the negative meaning is mainly reflected in the folk goddess worship.There are many goddess creation myths in China,which show the ancestors'recollection of matrilineal society,the exploration and thinking of the initial maternal love.In the primitive memory of the ancestors,the worship of the mother goddess was indelible.Chinese multi-ethnic people have homology in the inheritance of Chinese culture,and cultural genes are similar essentially.The memory of mother-goddess is worship and respect of the characteristics of mother shelter,protection and nourishment,and the function of giving life,nutrition,warmth and protection."The lack of goddess mythology" will cause "cultural blank ",so the deep exploration of human origin is the pursuit of the spirit of selfless dedication and hard nurturing of goddesses.